[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] stacks: call check_irqs() in run_thread()

[Volker Rümelin]

The comment above the yield() function suggests that yield()
allows interrupts for a short time. But yield() only briefly
enables interrupts if SeaBIOS was built without CONFIG_THREADS
or if yield() is called from the main thread. In order to
guarantee that interrupts were enabled once before yield()
returns in a background thread, the main thread must call
check_irqs() before every thread switch. The function
run_thread() also switches threads, but the call to check_irqs()
was forgotten. Add the missing check_irqs() call.

This fixes PS/2 keyboard initialization failures.

The code in src/hw/ps2port.c relies on yield() to briefly enable
interrupts. There is a comment above the yield() function in
__ps2_command(), where the author left a remark why the call to
yield() is actually needed.

Here is one of the call sequences leading to a PS/2 keyboard
initialization failure.

ps2_keyboard_setup()
  |
  ret = i8042_command(I8042_CMD_KBD_DISABLE, NULL);
  # This command will register an interrupt if the PS/2 device
  # controller raises interrupts for replies to a controller
  # command.
  |
  ret = ps2_kbd_command(ATKBD_CMD_RESET_BAT, param);
    |
    ps2_command(0, command, param);
      |
      ret = __ps2_command(aux, command, param);
        |
        // Flush any interrupts already pending.
        yield();
        # yield() doesn't flush interrupts if the main thread
        # hasn't reached wait_threads().
        |
        ret = ps2_sendbyte(aux, command, 1000);
        # Reset the PS/2 keyboard controller and wait for
        # PS2_RET_ACK.
        |
        ret = ps2_recvbyte(aux, 0, 4000);
          |
          for (;;) {
            |
            status = inb(PORT_PS2_STATUS);
            # I8042_STR_OBF isn't set because the keyboard self
            # test reply is still on wire.
            |
            yield();
            # After a few yield()s the keyboard interrupt fires
            # and clears the I8042_STR_OBF status bit. If the
            # keyboard self test reply arrives before the
            # interrupt fires the keyboard reply is lost and
            # ps2_recvbyte() returns after the timeout.
          }

Suggested-by: Kevin O'Connor 
Signed-off-by: Volker Rümelin 
---
 src/stacks.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/stacks.c b/src/stacks.c
index 2fe1bfb..641b13f 100644
--- a/src/stacks.c
+++ b/src/stacks.c
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ __end_thread(struct thread_info *old)
         dprintf(1, "All threads complete.\n");
 }

-// Create a new thread and start executing 'func' in it.
+void VISIBLE16 check_irqs(void);
+
+// Create a new thread. Briefly permit irqs to occur and start
+// executing 'func' in the new thread.
 void
 run_thread(void (*func)(void*), void *data)
 {
@@ -565,6 +568,10 @@ run_thread(void (*func)(void*), void *data)
     thread->stackpos = (void*)thread + THREADSTACKSIZE;
     struct thread_info *cur = getCurThread();
     hlist_add_after(&thread->node, &cur->node);
+    if (cur == &MainThread)
+        // Permit irqs to fire
+        check_irqs();
+
     asm volatile(
         // Start thread
         "  pushl $1f\n"                 // store return pc